I have removed the passenger headlight assembly on my 1978 while searching for damage. Looks like a trip to the frame shop is in order. My question for you is this--will you replace the H/L assemblies prior to painting or are you going to paint everything separately and then reassemble? I am looking at an entire paint job and have been stripping it down to get ready

I plan to remove the headlight assemblies, strip them down, paint them, reassemble and then reinstall on the painted car. I think it's the only way to do it without missing areas or getting overspray everywhere.

Someday I'll finally be able to drive my Vette, but for now I'll just admire all the pieces...